Neetu Chandwani: Professional Experience
Neetu Chandwani: Professional Experience
Professional Experience
• Identifying potentially stressed companies and proactively suggest the targets, the best suited strategic options such as debt
refinancing, restructuring current debt-structure, OTS Settlement, introducing new investors, etc.
• Preparing / Evaluating the feasibility of Restructuring / Resolution Plan for stressed accounts of major PSU Banks with respect
to various RBI, SEBI, and other regulatory guidelines.
• Preparation & presentation of Information Memorandum for running the entire process on behalf of lenders, including
finalisation of terms of Expression of Interest (EOI), inviting EOI, negotiating the terms, etc.
• Preparing marketing material such as investment teasers, corporate profile, and such other term sheets. Identifying and
reaching out to suitable Strategic & Financial investors and encouraging them to acquire distressed companies through IBC
route.
• Liaising with potential investors in structuring / negotiating the deal to achieve for maximum recovery from the distressed
account.
• Advising and presenting to the Committee of Creditors (CoC) in more than 15 cases about the feasibility and viability of
Resolution Plans after a thorough analysis of financial & operational aspects. Scope includes evaluating and scoring the plans
with respect to Evaluation Matrix & RFRP and advising CoC about modifications to the plan, negotiating on behalf of CoC,
etc.
• Preparation of Evaluation Matrix, Request for Resolution Plans (“RFRP”), Information Memorandum etc. for Resolution
Professional and CoC and obtaining their suggestions and approvals from its finalisation.
• Conducted Insolvency Process of a reputed telecom company and Liquidation of power sector company including
management of operations, taking custody of assets, verification of claims, conducting meetings of CoC / stakeholders and
scouting investors for the revival of the stressed assets for maximum recovery and ensuring all-around compliances as
applicable under IBC.
Citicorp Services India Pvt. Ltd. (Subsidiary of Citibank N.A.), Mumbai, India
Finance and Risk Shared Services (FRSS) - Balance Sheet Substantiation (BSS)
Assistant Manager │February 2017 – June 2018
Ensuring the integrity of Balance Sheet accounts through the monthly validation of balances
• Ensuring each account is fully substantiated, proofed and aged by performing an independent Balance Sheet account
substantiation between eRecon (mainframe system), General ledger, Sub-ledger and supporting documentation.
• Highlighting any potential risk items to the Business owners and high-value items to Global Process Owners, Global Process
Leads and EMEA Finance Controllers.
• Performing analysis on accounts approaching Red status which are violating the account aging benchmark. This analysis and
discussion help in the reduction of the Reportable Red account and reduces any potential risks to Profit and Loss.
• Partnering with the onshore and offshore teams (Business and Finance) to resolve existing issues or identify any potential
issues.
• Preparing monthly reporting to highlight all risks items (both high value and aged items) and ensure compliance with
summaries & Balance Sheet Directives rolled out by the Global Process Leads.
• Migration of account keys from Turkey including training calls to understand flow of transactions, proofing methodology and
substantiate the month end balances.
• Statutory Audit of Banks including preparation of Long Form Audit Report (LFAR).
• Conducted Tax Audit u/s 44AB and Filing of Income Tax, VAT, TDS Returns and correction procedures.
• Preparation and submission of replies to Income-tax Department, pursuant to Scrutiny Assessment u/s 143(3).
• Finalization and Preparation of Financial Statements and accompanying notes (including accounting engagements for some of
the Nagar Palikas’ in Ajmer District)
• Preparation and evaluation of CMA / Project Financing Reports to obtain credit facilities for MSME and SME Clients.
• Ensuring ROC Compliance by preparing and submitting Form AOC-4, MGT-7, MGT-14, etc.
Education Qualification
Certification
• Dale Carnegie Certification on “The Assertive Communication Skills” and “Conflicts Management”
• ICAI Four Weeks Residential Programme on “Professional Skills Development”, Hyderabad.
• Virtual training programs conducted by ICAI on Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection.
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